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Steps run in order. A dashed step is blocked: something before it has to be finished first.

Check a step off when it's done. Whatever it was blocking unlocks by itself.

Some steps are IRCC's to make, not yours. Those show as waiting and can't be checked off.

Start with step 1: Check your eligibility

Express EntryApplyStep 8 of 12

Blocked$1,590 per adult · RequiredYou are here

8. Submit your application (60 days)

This is the real application: forms, proof of everything you claimed, and the fees.

Waiting on: Receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA)

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Submit your application (60 days)

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The authority on this stepSubmit your application: after an ITAcanada.ca · Government of Canada

IRCC is the only authority here. Our summary is here to help you find your way. If anything below differs from the official page, the official page is right. Requirements, fees and processing times change without notice.

Our plain-language summaryLast reviewed 29 July 2026

This is the real application: forms, proof of everything you claimed, and the fees. Reference letters must show your job title, dates, hours per week, salary and duties, on company letterhead.

Why it's required: Points you claim but can't document come off your score. A wide gap between the profile and the proof can be treated as misrepresentation.

Approximate cost$1,590 per adultProcessing plus right of permanent residence fee.

Deadline60 daysFrom the invitation date.

Documents you'll need

Reference letters for every job you claimed points for
Proof of funds, unless you're exempt
Passports for every family member
Marriage, birth or divorce certificates as they apply
Digital photographs to IRCC specifications

Before this step

BlockedReceive an Invitation to Apply (ITA)

Finishing this unlocks: Give biometrics, Medical exam with a panel physician, Police certificates